{"podcast":{"title":"The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim","slug":"the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228","podcast_index_feed_id":7027228,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-world/","website_url":"https://the-world.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0f13920c-ed77-45ea-b38d-c057964bc238/af94589b3bcc169d27ab7a8049bb3778.jpg","author":"Sky News","episode_count":105,"summary":"Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. This is the podcast where they share experiences from the frontline. They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events. From conflict in the Middle East, to the Trump presidency, and the war in Ukraine there is no better place for analysis and expertise New episodes from Richard and Yalda every Wednesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:18:13.725584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228"},"episode":{"title":"Iran's information war: the battle for control of the internet","slug":"iran-s-information-war-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet","published_at":"2026-01-31T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/iran-s-information-war-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228","url":"https://the-world.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/99bec212-5c8e-478f-aefa-d019437d2391.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=017f3337-d13b-4493-8846-ca84c374143c&aw_0_1st.episodeid=99bec212-5c8e-478f-aefa-d019437d2391","summary":"How does the Iranian regime use technology to control its people? How has AI and misinformation been used in the current wave of protests? The Iranian regime just implemented the longest internet shutdown in its history. For over two weeks, very little information was getting in or out of the country as security forces cracked down hard on protestors. Shutting off the internet is something the regime has done many times before. But why and how does it do it? Mahsa Alimardani is associate director of technology threats and opportunities at WITNESS and specialises in how disinformation and AI are used in protests across the globe. An Iranian herself, Mahsa tells Yalda the full scale of the misinformation tactics used by the regime as well as her ambitions to democratise satellite internet access. You can also watch the podcast on our YouTube channel here. Do you have a question for Richard and Yalda? Write to them at theworld@sky.uk","meta_description":"How does the Iranian regime use technology to control its people? How has AI and misinformation been used in the current wave of protests? The Iranian reg…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1862,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/episodes/iran-s-information-war-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-with-richard-engel-and-yalda-hakim-7027228/iran-s-information-war-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}